How to Read Literature Like a Professor: Chapter 16

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Chapter 16: It's All About SexSex does not have to look like sex to be sex. Objects can be sexual organs. Actions can also be sex acts. In Books and Movies.Objects From HTRLLPTall BuildingsLandscapesBowlsSeahorsesFiresAnything the author wants.ActivitiesFalling down stairsWaves at a beach crashingWrestlingPlaying with toysAgain, anything the author wantsVideo Examples!!Hayes CodeThe Hayes Code is what controlled the content in movies, this why sex scenes were represented through objects or actions. You could stack dead bodies, but live bodies could not be horizontal to each other. Couples were always in separate beds because of this.Idea of Chapter 16The Maltese Falcon The curtains Thomas says Sam Spade and Brigid were kissing, the next moment the curtains on the window were blowing gently in the wind, which represent sex. Thomas writes that "yes, they did. And they enjoyed it" should be written on those curtains.Other ExamplesAnn Beattie's story "Janus", which involves a bowl and some keys. The Rocking-Horse Winner, there's a toy horse in this story. The Rocking-Horse WinnerIn The Rocking-Horse Winner a little boy who wants to please his mother, since his father is terrible at business he can tell they really need money. He discovers he can find out who is going to win a horse race by riding his rocking horse until he is tired. This is not masturbation, it is more just symbolizing it. This Family Guy episode will show what happened at the end.North By NorthwestFamily Guy Version